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Washington Update: Employee Use of EAP is Confidential!
In a surprise to presumably no one, Washington now explicitly protects the confidentiality of an employee’s use of an Employer Assistance Program (“EAP”).
Effective June 9, 2022, a new section will be added to Washington statute RCW 49.44 making it...
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OT for Ag(ricultural) Workers – Oregon, Washington, and California
Mar 17, 2022
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Agricultural ("ag") workers on the West Coast must now be paid overtime.
Oregon
The Oregon legislature passed what some called the “most divisive” bill of the short 2022 legislative session, requiring agricultural farmworkers to be paid overtime....
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The Washington Cares Act – Premiums Postponed, Extra Exemptions, and Anticipated Amendments
Premiums Postponed
2022 opened up with Washington employers not knowing whether to begin deducting employee premiums for the new Washington Cares Act or risk having to absorb the premium costs themselves.
Originally, employee premium deductions for t...
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